Statistical structure of global significant wave heights
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Chu, Peter C.
Kuo, Yu-Heng
Galanis, George
Date
2010-01Metadata
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Near-real time ocean significant wave heights
from ERS-1 & 2, Topex/Poseidon, Geosat
Follow-on, Jason-1 and 2, and Envisat on 1 degrees
x 1 degrees resolution for world oceans (82.5 degrees S to 82.5 degrees N) are available online as “Radar Altimetry Tutorial (RAT)”. The probability distribution function (PDF) of the significant wave heights (w), constructed from global RAT data from 2005 to 2009, satisfies the two-parameter Weibull distribution reasonably well. Knowledge on PDF of w will improve the ensemble flux calculation across the air-ocean interface, which contributes to the climate studies.
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20th Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences